Dee Russell (they / she) 💗💛💙

A highly dysfunctional team sees other roles and departments within the same organisation as not part of the team. A BRILLIANT team sees other roles and departments within the same organisation as part of the team. This shift in mindset is everything for leadership and culture.

@candiwrites Happy barbie day. And happy birthday.

@InnovationMatt I heard this recently from a contact who’d been hired on an agreement for compressed hours. This has suddenly been revoked because the business doesn’t want anyone working longer than 9-5. Instead of initiating a 4 day week?!?!?

Yaaaaaaas! 🎉

Reminder: You can do anything, but you can't do everything. It's OK to say no 💚

@InnovationMatt Working my second role “in” Scotland while I’m physically in Southampton, I couldn’t agree more. In my last long contract I hired to many roles. Having UK instead of London opened up the talent pool and I had colleagues from Glossop, Leeds, Oxford, Fareham, all over!

@NicolaGunn_ FWIW, I identify as an adopted northerner. For which I thank my Mancunian maid of honour.

Among my favourite things about working “in Scotland” is that when colleagues refer to “down south”, they mean England. Living in Southampton, I’m used to “down south” referring to the bit under Birmingham. It’s the small things. #perspective

For @TanithMuller, I have an enhanced perspective these days!

@BewickCarol This actually brought a tear to my eye. What a wonderful gesture.

Got to love someone who decides you are exactly the right person to be given the flowers from their allotment #lovemyneighbours

Belonging is an antidote to #trauma yet the opposite of belonging gets located in language eg. Hard to reach Ex-offender Homeless Youth at risk Youth violence Case worker Service user Shifting the language away from problematising the individual is essential for system change

Forcing people to ask for an accessible version of a document is not accessibility.

Fire from todays lived experience strategy workshop. “I’m a young carer, AND a volunteer for this a charity. If I’ve got the time to give enough of a shit about the future of this charity, every single paid member of staff and trustee should too.”

Often, we frame our change activities in a challenging way: "break the rules", "confront the status quo", "daring to fail & learn" etc. Why don't we flip this & just give ourselves permission to do things? I'm inspired by these "permission slips" from @kwiens. What do you give yourself permission to do, individually & as a team? Download the slips for free at northstarpaths.com

We're in the middle of a children's hunger crisis, caused by ⬇️ 🚨 Conflict 🚨 The climate emergency 🚨 Cost of living It's a complex problem – but it *is* preventable 🔗👉🏻 bit.ly/3IDnYNM #ChildrensHungerCrisis #Ukraine #Hunger #CostOfLiving

@Hedzie @InnovationMatt Funnily enough, we use it. For us it’s like “in crime” which definitely feels different to the law firm 😂

@InnovationMatt I really like partner. It doesn't make me think law firm at all. It makes me think respected equal.

Last year 14,000 young people told the Government the changes they want to see to the mental health system. Now the Government is calling for more evidence for a different strategy. Young people have been waiting too long. This is a crisis. It’s urgent. We need action, not talk.

@Tom_c_watson “As you can see from this slide, we’re at the intersection of 2 meaningless circles”

@CuriousScutter My heart. 💜